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Strengthening Economic Resilience in Appalachia

          This study defines and quantifies economic resilience in order to understand the underlying factors that allow communities to buffer economic shocks.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEntrepreneurial Ecosystems in Appalachia

          This research effort examines entrepreneurship in Appalachia through both quantitative and qualitative analysis. It includes a detailed overview of the components that tend to support vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems.
    
    
    
    
          ReportIdentifying Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Statistical Analysis

          This report is the second in a series exploring health in the Appalachian Region and describes the results of the regression analysis used to identify Appalachian “Bright Spot” counties.
    
    
    
    
          ReportExploring Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Case Studies

          The third report in a series exploring health in the Appalachian Region, this report presents in-depth studies of 10 of the 42 “Bright Spot” counties identified through the statistical analysis described in the series’ second report.
    
    
    
    
          ReportThe Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey

          This study examines state- and county-level data for the 13 Appalachian states on topics including population, age, race, ethnicity, housing, education, labor force, employment, income, poverty, health insurance, disability status, and migration.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAn Economic Analysis of the Appalachian Coal Industry Ecosystem

          This January 2018 series of five ARC-commissioned reports explores some of the current and potential impacts of Appalachia’s declining coal production on elements of the coal ecosystem.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Diseases of Despair, 2017

          This study analyzed the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within Appalachia, focusing on increasing morbidity and mortality from three main causes: alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHealth Disparities in Appalachia

          Health Disparities in Appalachia is the first report in a series exploring health issues in Appalachia. The 2017 report measures population health in Appalachia and documents disparities between the Region and the nation as a whole and within the Region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEconomic Analysis of Completing the Appalachian Development Highway System: Technical Report

          This report is the second volume of a study that analyzed the effect of ADHS development on economic growth in Appalachia, and the future economic benefits and costs of completing the system.
    
    
    
    
          ReportThe Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey

          This study examines state- and county-level data on population, age, race and ethnicity, housing, education, labor force, employment, income and poverty, health insurance, disability status, migration, and veteran status for the 13 Appalachian states.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAccess vs. Isolation: Preserving Appalachia’s Rail Connectivity in the 21st Century

          This report examines the effect of reductions in coal production on Appalachia’s current and future rail freight transportation network and highlights opportunities to help ensure rail connectivity to markets essential to Appalachia’s economic success.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Development Highway System Economic Analysis Study: Synthesis of Findings to Date

          This report reviews and summarizes the findings of previously published studies on the impacts of the Appalachian Development Highway System on economic growth and transportation connectivity in Appalachia.
    
    
    
    
          ReportThe Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey

          This study examines state- and county-level data on population, age, race and ethnicity, housing, education, labor force, employment, income and poverty, health insurance, disability status, migration, and veteran status for the 13 Appalachian states.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Coal Industry, Power Generation, and Supply Chain

          This 2016 study commissioned by ARC provides an overview of the coal industry ecosystem including production, power generation, and supply chain linkages, and presents the most current data and trends on coal-related industrie...
    
    
    
    
          ReportAgriculture and Food System Trends in the Appalachian Region: 2007-2012

          This report examines trends in the 2007 and 2012 Censuses of Agriculture and related socioeconomic databases in order to assess, benchmark, and document food and farm activity and the local food economy in the Appalachian Region.
    
    
    
    
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